04.05.2008Right now we are a little tired of the Monte Sacro region as we have covered most of the species in the given conditions and are a bit frustrated about the strong wind and dull light. It’s hard to fulfill the mission of WWE’s “unseen, unexpected, unforgettable” under these circumstances. We begin to question ourselves and all the work we have been capturing on our flash cards so far, although we know that we have been fighting for every picture. At home without the timely pressure we wouldn’t have dared to grab our cameras, we would have waited for better conditions.
So we decide to take a little break – there are quite a few types of ice cream that we didn’t try yet and the Illy espresso is really good. Driving the coastal road to Vieste, we suddenly discover a hillside with white and pink spots all over. We agree to take a closer look and there – in between burned branches and Naples garlic (Allium neapolitanum) we find a few orchid species that are new to us. Within seconds we are highly motivated again. Ice cream can wait.
Instead of the usual Gargano-sound (the sound mix of cow bells, cuckoos, orioles and bee eaters) we are now accompanied by the sound of crushing waves and constant traffic. We are in the middle of a cloud of salt, leek and fumes – photographing orchids … somehow a little surreal.
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Wirklich sehr spannend und schön geschriebener Einblick in die Welt der Orchideenfotografie sowie den Einblick in das Land indem sie fotografiert wurden. Die hier zu sehenden Bilder sind klasse, freue mich schon auf Eure weiteren Missionen und die Geschichten und Bilder die dabei entstehen werden.
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